Literacy rate, adult female in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, adult female was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Uganda is 73.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Uganda peaked at 75.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 60th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.8% | — |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 73.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 73.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.2%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 58.9% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.0% | 64.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.5% | 75.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Uganda was 73.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Uganda ranks 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.